anfechten

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German

Etymology

By surface analysis, an +‎ fechten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌfɛçtən/,
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  • Hyphenation: an‧fech‧ten

Verb

anfechten (class 3 strong, third-person singular present ficht an, past tense focht an, past participle angefochten, past subjunctive föchte an, auxiliary haben)

  1. to contest
    Hunderte Händler des unter Gläubigerschutz arbeitenden US-Autobauers Chrysler wollen ihre Vertragsauflösung anfechten.
    Hundreds of trade companions of the US car manufacturer Chrysler which is under bankruptcy protection, want to contest the dissolvement of their contract.
  2. (higher register, dated) to disturb, to care about, to bother
    Das ficht mich nicht an.I don't care about that.
    Was ficht dich an?What's bothering you?

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Further reading

  • anfechten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anfechten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anfechten” in Duden online
  • anfechten” in OpenThesaurus.de